A WEDDING proposal and emails of congratulations from across the world are some of the responses businessman Stephen Hammon has received after starring in Channel 4’s Four In A Bed series.

He played host to fellow bed and breakfast owners from all over the UK at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Meriden Road, Fillongley.

Stephen, who is managing director of the events centre, finished third in the TV challenge, but said the whole experience had been great fun.

He told the Telegraph: “The response has been really positive. I have had emails from Texas, a wedding proposal and, when I was out in Coventry on Saturday night, people were coming up to me and saying I should have won.

“I also had someone from Wales get in touch who is convinced that we are related since we look so much alike.

“It has been fun and I wish I could do more bits and pieces like this on television because it was brilliant.

“The staff loved it as well. We finished early every night and went into the Birchley Suite to watch each programme. They all found it really funny.”

Stephen welcomed B&B owners from Century Farm in Devon, Little Gloster in the Isle of Wight and the House of Agnes in Canterbury at the Old Hall House – which has a four-star rating from the AA.

The aim of the popular weekday programme is for each owner to stay at each other’s B&B for one night and only pay what they consider the value of their stay to be worth.

Stephen appeared in last week’s shows and at the end each owner found how out how much they had paid each other and any grievances about the accommodation or food were aired.

He said: “I was invited to a party in the Isle of Wight on Sunday night at the Little Gloster by Ben Cooke and his grandmother, Lilian.

“I stayed in the beautiful room which was shown on television and it was idyllic.

“Halfway through the night, Ben gave a speech to thank all the 60 guests for coming along and proposed to his girlfriend which was sweet.” Stephen has no regrets about his moment in the TV spotlight.

He said: “It has been an awesome experience. I have learned that I don’t like eggs benedict and I’m not keen on spinach for breakfast but I will take some of the suggestions that were made with a pinch of salt.

“I had a great deal of fun and met some lovely people who will hopefully be friends for life.”